Samsung 'to launch whopping 11.6 inch tablet in 2012'

Samsung is preparing to launch a Galaxy Tab product in February featuring a massive screen, according to a report.

BGR claims to have heard from a "trusted source" that Samsung is readying a tablet with a huge 11.6 inch screen.

The website says that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 11.6, expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February, will run Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich", Google latest mobile operating system.

Even though the new tablet will have a much bigger screen than the current Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, BGR says that the product is "barely larger" due to the fact that it will have "a thinner bezel with a whopping 2560 x 1600 resolution".

The tablet will also feature Android Beam for syncing media with a Galaxy Nexus, along with a "special wireless docking mode" for gaming and other uses on high definition television sets as a rival to Apple's AirPlay and Apple TV.

Samsung, which currently offers 7.7 inch, 8.9 inch and 10.1 inch tablets in the Galaxy Tab range, as well as the 5.3 inch Galaxy Note, had no comment on the report.